-- There's the "theory" that a geo-magnetic reversal in the summer of 2016 will end most life on the planet.

-- And "Vincent Carthane, who became an ordained minister specializing in hidden wisdom while in prison in 1999, predicts that some form of heavenly encounter, possibly tied to the end of the world, will occur during the year 2020."

We'll get back to you when those things do or don't happen.

Update at 9:15 a.m. ET: You Survived, Now What?

Our friends at the Shots blog offer a "survival guide to help you make the most of life in the wake of worldwide disaster."

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